Equipped with Love

How to save the flame
from the fire,
when the flame is at the heart
and the heart is the fire.
What does one desire,
but to be humbled
in the grace of love?
In the form of a dove
You came to me
Encountered in many ways
and even in ways not yet known.

The thorns
are experienced daily
through the witness
of the experience.
Hourly we are called.
By minute we have thought
and in the seconds,
we sometimes forget
to remember
that which is most important.

The sword of truth
is sworn to secrecy
and if revealed all will be well,
If only the peace of surrender
Will follow.
To follow otherwise would
only be in the eyes of the follower
And in so doing would no longer
Be following, but leading
Which could be tragic,
if not in the right spirit.

For the mind
does not always align
with the heart,
so we need to listen
to a different rule
not the lies that our thoughts
sometimes provoke.
For when we listen to these lies
we are blinded by the stillness,
when in reality there is so much more
for us to experience.
In the dance of motion
In the dance of life.


It is there that we seek solace,
It is there that we seek peace.
When all else is chaos
There is a place to call home,
Even when it seems to be far
From us
It requires only that knock
Only that seeking
And you will find
That simply behind the door
Is the place of rest
Peace on earth
And mercy mild
Are we reconciled?

Look inside and all will be revealed
What picture do you see?
Puffed up and fearful
Or meek, mild and fearless,
In a tiny manger
Equipped with Love for the
Whole world.